Piper Huguley Books in Order

In 1844 Ohio, aspiring Black lawyer Lawrence Stewart accidentally wounds Realie Baxter as she escapes slavery toward Canada. Caring for her disrupts his legal ambitions and her journey, bringing two determined people into an unexpected struggle over freedom and love.

While Virgil Smithson serves at Georgia's constitutional convention, Amanda struggles to keep Milford College running. Taxes, inheritance claims, and tensions involving a fellow teacher threaten both the school they founded and the marriage holding their shared dream together.

After her father's death, Oberlin graduate Amanda Stewart travels to Reconstruction-era Georgia to establish a school for formerly enslaved people. Mayor and preacher Virgil Smithson initially opposes her, but educating his daughter requires them to confront their differences.

Wounded veteran Asa Caldwell arrives in Winslow and rediscovers his investigative instincts amid mysterious attacks. His new job at the textile mill brings him into conflict with Mags Bledsoe, whose thwarted ambitions and desire for justice conceal unexpected romantic possibilities.

New to Pittsburgh, Nettie Bledsoe stops to help an injured man despite warnings from her sisters. Caring for Jay Evans's daughter brings their contrasting worlds together, but growing attraction becomes more urgent when Nettie herself is placed in danger.

Ruby Bledsoe emerges from scandal determined to challenge injustice in her Georgia town. Her attraction to a doctor who can pass as white raises a difficult choice between leaving prejudice behind and staying to fight for her community.

An assassination attempt on legislator Virgil Smithson forces him and Amanda to reconsider their life in Atlanta. As he searches for his attacker and she raises funds for Milford College, political danger and competing commitments test their marriage.

In 1935, boxer Champion Bates seeks reconciliation with the sweetheart he abandoned years earlier. Helping Delie move neglected children from Georgia to Pennsylvania offers a chance at redemption, even as continued fighting threatens his eyesight and their future.

Enslaved in Martha Washington's household, Oney Judge discovers she is to be given away as a wedding present. This historical novel reimagines her decision to escape and the pursuit that challenges her determination to live in freedom.

New York lawyer Althea Dailey returns to Georgia and finds a white filmmaker befriending her grandmother, a celebrated college cook. Suspicions over family recipes give way to unexpected common ground as both reconsider ambition, history, and belonging.

In 1881 Atlanta, teacher Mamie Harper helps Black washerwomen challenge exploitation and demand better pay. Working alongside a minister whose courtship she previously rejected turns the labor struggle into a renewed conflict over faith, purpose, and love.

As a burst pipe destroys Jacqueline Bouvier's wedding dress days before the ceremony, designer Ann Lowe faces an extraordinary deadline. This historical novel follows the Black couturier's rise through family hardship, an abusive marriage, and racial barriers.

Enslaved by the Washington household, Ona Judge escapes to New Hampshire while George Washington is president. This historical novel follows her determination to preserve her freedom, build a family, and resist the powerful people who seek to reclaim her.

Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt forge a friendship despite racial barriers and the expectations attached to their famous fathers. Their lives as musicians, political actors, wives, and mothers reveal how mutual support helps them pursue independent identities.